reality blurred + archives + July 23 to July 29, 2000

Sunday, Jul. 23, 2000

Will's banishment was no surprise.
Will's banishment was no surprise.America "has little tolerance for an African American man whose idea of household entertainment is pushing 25-year-old fuchsia-haired housemate Brittany to...
spoilers revealed: the chicken wins! you die from a grizzly bear attack!
spoilers revealed: the chicken wins! you die from a grizzly bear attack!Inspired by survivorsucks.com's revealing exploration into the image files on CBS' Web site, Modern...
where was Jenna's video?
where was Jenna's video?The N.H. Union Leader says that Jenna's MIA video wasn't a cruel trick on the part of the producers (although waiting...

Will: "I believe in my God and I believe in my gun."
Will: "I believe in my God and I believe in my gun."As word that his banishment gave Big Brother its best ratings yet among target...
producer: "I have to keep myself motivated and interested."
producer: "I have to keep myself motivated and interested."As Gretchen threatens to reveal the last castaway, because "everybody knows who the winner is," Survivor's executive...
defending Julie Chen.
defending Julie Chen.CBS' news chief says Big Brother's host--the person who makes Survivor's Jeff Probst (a.k.a. "Dimples") look hip--says she's doing fine even though she...

music, journalism reality TV on tap for WB.
music, journalism reality TV on tap for WB. The Dawson's Creek net plans two reality TV shows for the near future: Pop Stars, debuting in...
Big Brother's discussion topics "sucked."
Big Brother's discussion topics "sucked."The evening discussion turns from toupees to boy bands as the house guests' host tries to come up with something interesting...
it all started on CBS--in 1948.
it all started on CBS--in 1948. Infoplease.com traces the history of reality TV, and discovers it began on CBS in 1948 with Candid Camera, which...

"can anonymity survive" reality TV?
"can anonymity survive" reality TV? Salon.com's Carina Chocano observes the Survivor II auditions in San Francisco and examines our reality TV-fed desire for fame--and the...
bigbrotherblows.com is back online.
bigbrotherblows.com is back online.After receiving a cease and desist order, bigbrotherblows.com removed the links to the Web video feeds and is back online. The letter...
buy a piece of reality TV history--on eBay.
buy a piece of reality TV history--on eBay. You can buy nearly anything on eBay, and reality TV memorabilia is no exception. Jeff Hidek of...
producer target of e.mail threats.
producer target of e.mail threats. Survivor producer Mark Burnett got a restraining order against a woman who has threatened him via e.mail. Why is she...

thanks to Sean's brilliant voting strategy, Jenna gets kicked off.
thanks to Sean's brilliant voting strategy, Jenna gets kicked off. Sean's idiotic Sesame Street method of voting on Survivor gave Jenna the one extra vote...
Big Brother/Survivor crossover might happen.
Big Brother/Survivor crossover might happen. The producers of the lamest reality TV show on the air may bring kicked-off cast members from Survivor into the...

NBC gets "Chain"ed.
NBC gets "Chain"ed. The Dutch producers of Big Brother will give NBC 16 episodes of Chains of Love. In the Dating Game-style show, four people...
SF Judd: "Overexposure isn't something I'm not used to."
SF Judd: "Overexposure isn't something I'm not used to." Talking to The Comic Reader about his recent projects and the attention they may bring, Judd...
Karen's daughter says Karen will "kick a**"?
Karen's daughter says Karen will "kick a**"? Columbus, Ind., residents sound off on their newspaper's Web site about Big Brother and that town's Karen Fowler,...
Bill Clinton hates Big Brother?
Bill Clinton hates Big Brother? Mega signs a rap record deal? Two screenwriters, desperate to liven up the mostly dull Big Brother, chucked tennis balls...

creator: "I was driven by curiosity."
creator: "I was driven by curiosity." R.J. Cutler talks about his new documentary American High, which debuts Wednesday on FOX. After following a group of...
Julie suspended from BYU.
Julie suspended from BYU. Julie, who's currently taping the next Challenge, has been suspended from Brigham Young University for "basic violations of the honor code"...